Robert Armstrong (actor)

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Robert Armstrong
Armstrong in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Born(1890-11-20)November 20, 1890
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 1973(1973-04-20) (aged 82)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.[1]
Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active1919–1966
Spouses
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(m. 1920; div. 1925)​
(† 1966)
Ethel Virah Smith
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(m. 1926; div. 1931)​
(† 1950)
Gladys Dubois
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(m. 1936; div. 1939)​
(† 1971)
Claire Louise Frisbie Armstrong
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(m. 1940)​
(† 1990)

Robert William Armstrong[note 1][2][3][4][5] (November 20, 1890 – April 20, 1973) was an American film and television actor noted for playing Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."[6]

  1. ^ "Robert Armstrong, Actor, Dies; Played Director in 'King Kong'". The New York Times. April 22, 1973.
  2. ^ Clarke, Joseph Francis (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 11.
  3. ^ Monush, Barry (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-5578-3551-2. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins (5th ed.). McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Senn, Bryan (2006). Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931–1939. McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-4766-1089-4. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Raw, Laurence (2012). Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930–1960. McFarland. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-0-7864-9049-3. Retrieved July 8, 2017.


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